Tirza Schaefer | Crystals

Tiger Eye

Gemstones and minerals have been used since times immemorial for ritual purposes, to mark places and for healing. The work with crystals and its positive effects is well documented and comprises a valuable additional tool alongside traditional and alternative forms of treatment. For a list of stones and further information, please visit the Crystals page.

Alternate Names

Stone of Courage

All-Seeing Eye Stone

Locations

Australia, Burma, India, Namibia, South Africa, United States, Brazil, Canada, China, Korea, Spain

Composition

Tiger Eye is a chatoyant gemstone. a member of the quartz group, that is usually a metamorphic rock with a golden to red-brown colour and a silky lustre. It gains its silky, lustrous appearance from the parallel intergrowth of quartz crystals and altered amphibole fibres that have mostly turned into Limonite. Tiger Eye is chiefly composed of silicon dioxide and is most of its colour stems from iron oxide inclusions. It is a silicon dioxide crystal and is typically a yellow-brown to a golden-brown colour. The colour changes lustre like a cat's eye when you move them because of the fibre inclusions within the crystal.

A cat’s eye is a light shimmering glaze that coats the stone but is incredibly hard to see unless it’s under the right light. This effect is caused by the mineral’s natural parallel structures and reflective light that hits these minute, needle-like fibers. Tiger Eye and all of its varieties (Hawk Eye or Blue Tiger Eye, Pietersite, Red Tiger Eye) are some of the very few minerals in existence capable of exhibiting this magical chatoyant effect.

General Information & Legends

In some cultures, it is believed that Tiger Eye, also known as Gold Tiger Eye, wards off the evil eye and in modern magick, it is used for grounding and protection. It derives its name from from the French œil de chat, meaning cat’s eye.

Deities & Angels

Sekhmet (Ancient Egyptian)

Freya (Norse)

Ra (Ancient Egyptian)

Geb (Ancient Egyptian)

Horus (Ancient Egyptian)

Chakras

Solar Plexus

Sacral

Third Eye

Root

Healing

Physical: abundance, health, strength, healing, balance problems, bone disorders, endocrine system and hormone balance, eye disorders, infections and night vision, fatigue, gallbladder issues, haemophilia, hepatitis, mononucleosis (glandular fever), reproductive organs, throat problems

Emotional/Mental: protection, strength, personal will, focus, expanding consciousness, focus, channel your inner strength towards personal need and desires), depression, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), emotional balance for extremes like bipolar and personality disorders, commitment, change, creativity, goals, pride, prosperity, self-confidence, self-criticism, self-worth, (loving) obsession with a thing or person, breaking ties with things, habits or people that are no longer aligned, acceptance and growth.

Spiritual: Protection, Kundalini rising, abundance, limitless possibilities, opportunities, new beginnings, balances lower and higher chakras, animal communication, Christ consciousness, dream recall, grounding, psychic ability, envision our potential and our connections with others around us, creativity, especially when paired with other creative crystals like Orange Calcite, Mahogany Obsidian and Citrine.

Birthstones & Anniversaries

Traditional: none

Modern: Leo, Gemini, Capricorn

Anniversaries: alternative 9th wedding anniversary

Meditation

In meditation, Tiger Eye helps to manifest ideas and desires into reality (also, speak them out loud) and to receive guidance on how to make your future actions work for your greatest and highest good.

Affirmation

I am all-seeing, powerful and protected.

Warning

Cleanse your crystals regularly.